Cale Hulse was drafted 66th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils. He played Junior A hockey with the Calgary Royals before he joined the WHL's Portland Winter Hawks in 1991-92. In his rookie season, Hulse scored 22 points and in 1992-93, he tallied 36 points.

After spending three seasons in the AHL, Hulse made his NHL debut during the 1995-96 season against the Montreal Canadiens. However, after only eight games with the Devils, he was traded to the Calgary Flames. He played three games with the Flames while suiting up also for the team's AHL affiliate in Saint John. In 1996-97, Hulse joined the Flames full time and scored seven points in 63 games. He scored his first NHL goal on March 29 against the Vancouver Canucks Kirk McLean and in 1997-98, improved to 22 assists and 27 points.

In 1999-00, Hulse was limited to just 47 games, due to injuries. Two games after suffering an ankle injury in a match against the Sharks, he was traded on March 14 with a third-round draft pick to the Nashville Predators for Sergei Krivokrasov. In 2000-01, Hulse played all 82 games with the Predators, scoring a goal and eight points and continues to be a work horse on the Nashville blueline.

After three seasons in Nashville, the Phoenix Coyotes acquired the former WHL grad in the summer of 2003. Hulse went on to play one season with the Coyotes before being acquired by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the early stages of the 2005-06 sesaon. Unfortunately, for Hulse his stay with the Blue Jackets didn't last a season, as he was re-aquired by the Calgary Flames in the latter stages of the season.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1990-91

Calgary Royals

AJHL

49

3

23

26

220

1991-92

Portland Winter Hawks

WHL

70

4

18

22

230

6

0

2

2

27

1992-93

Portland Winter Hawks

WHL

72

10

26

36

284

16

4

4

8

65

1993-94

Albany River Rats

AHL

79

7

14

21

186

5

0

3

3

11

1994-95

Albany River Rats

AHL

77

5

13

18

215

12

1

1

2

17

1995-96

New Jersey Devils

NHL

8

0

0

0

15

-2

1995-96

Albany River Rats

AHL

42

4

23

27

107

1995-96

Calgary Flames

NHL

3

0

0

0

5

+3

1

0

0

0

0

1995-96

Saint John Flames

AHL

13

2

7

9

39

1996-97

Calgary Flames

NHL

63

1

6

7

91

-2

1997-98

Calgary Flames

NHL

79

5

22

27

169

+1

1998-99

Calgary Flames

NHL

73

3

9

12

117

-8

1999-00

Calgary Flames

NHL

47

1

6

7

47

-11

2000-01

Nashville Predators

NHL

82

1

7

8

128

-5

2001-02

Nashville Predators

NHL

63

0

2

2

121

-18

2002-03

Nashville Predators

NHL

80

2

6

8

121

-11

2003-04

Phoenix Coyotes

NHL

82

3

17

20

123

-4

2004-05

2005-06

Columbus Blue Jackets

NHL

27

0

3

3

43

-9

2005-06

Calgary Flames

NHL

12

0

1

1

20

+1

NHL Totals

619

16

79

95

1000

1

0

0

0

0

Traded to Calgary by New Jersey with Tommy Albelin and Jocelyn Lemieux for Phil Housley and Dan Keczmer, February 26, 1996. Traded to Nashville by Calgary with Calgary's 3rd round pick (Denis Platonov) in 2001 NHL Draft for Sergei Krivokrasov, March 14, 2000. Signed as a free agent by Phoenix, July 10, 2003. Traded to Columbus by Phoenix with Mike Rupp and Jason Chimera for Geoff Sanderson and Tim Jackman, October 8, 2005. Traded to Calgary by Columbus for Cam Severson, February 28, 2006.